Laura Davis Jones

Laura Davis Jones is a name partner and the managing partner of the firm's Delaware office. She gained national recognition as debtor's counsel in the Continental Airlines bankruptcy case, and has represented numerous debtors, creditors' committees, bank groups, acquirers, and other significant constituencies in national chapter 11 cases and workout proceedings. She lectures at national bankruptcy and litigation seminars, and has authored numerous articles. Ms. Jones was named "Deal Maker of the Year" by The American Lawyer in 2002, has previously been profiled in The American Lawyer,

For numerous years, she has been named by her peers as one of the "Best Lawyers in America " and as one of the "Best Lawyers in Delaware," and was selected in 2007 and in 2008 as one of the top ten lawyers in Delaware by "Delaware Super Lawyers." She is included among Chambers USA America's "Leading Lawyers for Business." Ms. Jones has been recognized in the K&A Restructuring Register, has been named repeatedly to the International Who's Who of Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers, and holds an AV Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability. She is a graduate of University of Delaware and received her J.D. from Dickinson School of Law, where she was on the board of editors and business manager for the Dickinson Law Review, as well as to serve on the Appellate Moot Court Board. Ms. Jones is admitted to practice in Delaware and the District of Columbia.

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Private Panel of Bankruptcy Trustees, District of Delaware, 1989-.
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association Bankruptcy Subcommittee.
• Member, American Bar Association Business Bankruptcy Committee Subcommittee on Chapter 11 Bankruptcies.
• Member, American Bar Association Business Bankruptcy Committee Subcommittee on Bankruptcy Rules.

Publications

• Contributing author, Bankruptcy Business Acquisitions (LexMed 1998).

Representative Matters

• Chapter 11 debtors in Focal Communications; Superior TeleCom; Redback Networks; ACandS; Trans World Airlines; W.R. Grace & Co.; American Tissue; Federal Mogul Global; Harnischfeger Industries, Fleming Companies; Zenith Electronics; Inacom; RBX Corporation.
• Creditors' committees in Key3Media; Finova Group; Exodus Communications; Duke and Long Distributing Company; Purina Mills.